Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate in Texas
Ranked by graduation rate (100 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Graduation rate | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grace School of Theology The Woodlands, TX · Private nonprofit | 100% | $11,881 | — |
| 2 | Culinary Institute Inc Houston, TX · Private for-profit | 100% | $30,428 | $32,195 |
| 3 | Rice University Houston, TX · Private nonprofit | 95% | $13,370 | $89,718 |
| 4 | Houston Barber School Houston, TX · Private for-profit | 93% | $13,456 | — |
| 5 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public | 89% | $19,857 | $75,121 |
| 6 | PCI Health Training Center Dallas, TX · Private for-profit | 86% | $20,368 | $34,096 |
| 7 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX · Private nonprofit | 86% | $36,660 | $68,424 |
| 8 | Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit | 84% | $40,892 | $78,354 |
| 9 | Trinity University San Antonio, TX · Private nonprofit | 84% | $23,464 | $71,668 |
| 10 | Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public | 84% | $21,315 | $72,097 |
| 11 | Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington Arlington, TX · Private for-profit | 84% | $22,520 | $31,102 |
| 12 | M T Training Center Desoto, TX · Private for-profit | 83% | $11,362 | — |
| 13 | Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton Denton, TX · Private for-profit | 83% | $22,246 | $31,055 |
| 14 | Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth Fort Worth, TX · Private for-profit | 82% | $22,146 | $26,885 |
| 15 | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit | 81% | $20,491 | $32,162 |
| 16 | Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford Stafford, TX · Private for-profit | 81% | $23,220 | $31,488 |
| 17 | Paul Mitchell the School-Houston Houston, TX · Private for-profit | 81% | $24,814 | $27,384 |
| 18 | Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit | 81% | $29,104 | $61,480 |
| 19 | Baylor University Waco, TX · Private nonprofit | 80% | $41,104 | $65,793 |
| 20 | South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco Weslaco, TX · Private for-profit | 80% | $17,925 | $31,102 |
| 21 | Lamson Institute San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit | 80% | $26,587 | $38,015 |
| 22 | Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen McAllen, TX · Private for-profit | 78% | $20,008 | $31,102 |
| 23 | South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX · Private for-profit | 78% | $16,277 | $31,102 |
| 24 | Avenue Five Institute Austin, TX · Private for-profit | 77% | $29,253 | $30,280 |
| 25 | Salon Boutique Academy Addison, TX · Private for-profit | 77% | $19,055 | — |
| 26 | The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus McAllen, TX · Private for-profit | 77% | $25,829 | $33,070 |
| 27 | Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit | 77% | $21,050 | $31,055 |
| 28 | Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit | 76% | $30,294 | $28,693 |
| 29 | The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX · Public | 76% | $18,267 | $68,227 |
| 30 | Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst Hurst, TX · Private for-profit | 75% | $21,792 | $31,488 |
| 31 | Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth Irving, TX · Private for-profit | 75% | $26,265 | $51,222 |
| 32 | College of Health Care Professions Houston, TX · Private for-profit | 75% | $29,837 | $33,070 |
| 33 | Universal Technical Institute-West Texas Austin, TX · Private for-profit | 75% | $26,117 | $51,222 |
| 34 | Parker University Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit | 74% | $29,135 | $42,091 |
| 35 | Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas Dallas, TX · Private for-profit | 74% | $22,774 | $26,885 |
| 36 | CCI Training Center-Arlington Arlington, TX · Private for-profit | 74% | $8,390 | $40,829 |
| 37 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston Houston, TX · Private for-profit | 73% | $23,529 | $58,327 |
| 38 | University of Dallas Irving, TX · Private nonprofit | 73% | $22,610 | $58,285 |
| 39 | Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX · Private for-profit | 73% | $33,250 | $46,396 |
| 40 | Southwestern University Georgetown, TX · Private nonprofit | 73% | $29,224 | $56,878 |
| 41 | The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit | 73% | $28,829 | $33,070 |
| 42 | Arlington Career Institute Arlington, TX · Private for-profit | 72% | $24,633 | $36,674 |
| 43 | Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington Arlington, TX · Private for-profit | 72% | $19,447 | $31,055 |
| 44 | Western Technical College El Paso, TX · Private for-profit | 72% | — | $36,156 |
| 45 | Rio Grande Valley College Pharr, TX · Private for-profit | 72% | $19,500 | — |
| 46 | Western Technical College El Paso, TX · Private for-profit | 72% | $28,004 | $36,156 |
| 47 | College of Biomedical Equipment Technology Schertz, TX · Private for-profit | 71% | — | — |
| 48 | Pima Medical Institute-Houston Houston, TX · Private for-profit | 71% | $21,396 | $38,673 |
| 49 | Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Willowbrook Houston, TX · Private for-profit | 70% | $22,143 | $31,488 |
| 50 | Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin Austin, TX · Private for-profit | 70% | $19,564 | $36,330 |
| 51 | The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · Private for-profit | 70% | $27,606 | $33,070 |
| 52 | Tulsa Welding School-Houston Houston, TX · Private for-profit | 70% | $35,101 | $41,067 |
| 53 | Northwest Educational Center Houston, TX · Private for-profit | 70% | $11,265 | $25,442 |
| 54 | The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston Houston, TX · Private for-profit | 69% | $28,471 | $33,070 |
| 55 | University of St Thomas Houston, TX · Private nonprofit | 69% | $19,359 | $59,224 |
| 56 | Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX · Public | 69% | $19,070 | $62,454 |
| 57 | Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit | 69% | $20,077 | $31,102 |
| 58 | Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas Dallas, TX · Private for-profit | 69% | $21,797 | $26,885 |
| 59 | Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas Carrollton, TX · Private for-profit | 68% | $33,369 | $28,693 |
| 60 | Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX · Private for-profit | 68% | $20,477 | $31,102 |
| 61 | Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX · Private for-profit | 68% | $17,864 | $27,035 |
| 62 | Fortis Institute Houston, TX · Private for-profit | 67% | $18,332 | $33,193 |
| 63 | Austin College Sherman, TX · Private nonprofit | 67% | $21,107 | $61,296 |
| 64 | Hallmark University San Antonio, TX · Private nonprofit | 66% | $12,513 | $40,183 |
| 65 | University of Houston Houston, TX · Public | 65% | $14,276 | $62,377 |
| 66 | Milan Institute-Amarillo Amarillo, TX · Private for-profit | 64% | $28,468 | $29,491 |
| 67 | The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit | 64% | $28,106 | $33,070 |
| 68 | Fortis College Houston, TX · Private for-profit | 64% | $27,964 | $33,193 |
| 69 | The College of Health Care Professions-Austin Austin, TX · Private for-profit | 64% | $27,575 | $38,922 |
| 70 | Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX · Private for-profit | 64% | $29,343 | $27,035 |
| 71 | Saint Edward's University Austin, TX · Private nonprofit | 63% | $25,578 | $58,826 |
| 72 | The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas Dallas, TX · Private for-profit | 63% | $27,411 | $38,922 |
| 73 | Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen McAllen, TX · Private for-profit | 63% | $22,768 | — |
| 74 | Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington Arlington, TX · Private for-profit | 62% | $24,060 | $28,693 |
| 75 | Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit | 62% | $27,022 | $24,879 |
| 76 | Center for Advanced Legal Studies Houston, TX · Private for-profit | 62% | $13,959 | $56,561 |
| 77 | Southern Careers Institute-Pharr Pharr, TX · Private for-profit | 61% | $21,833 | $27,035 |
| 78 | Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit | 61% | $29,458 | $27,035 |
| 79 | University of North Texas Denton, TX · Public | 61% | $15,649 | $57,010 |
| 80 | Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen Harlingen, TX · Private for-profit | 60% | $23,724 | $27,035 |
| 81 | Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. Houston, TX · Private for-profit | 60% | $23,096 | $51,222 |
| 82 | Southwest University at El Paso El Paso, TX · Private for-profit | 59% | $16,906 | $29,648 |
| 83 | Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX · Private nonprofit | 59% | $26,182 | $55,736 |
| 84 | St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX · Private nonprofit | 59% | $21,145 | $56,955 |
| 85 | LeTourneau University Longview, TX · Private nonprofit | 59% | $28,185 | $57,103 |
| 86 | Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit | 57% | $21,882 | $38,673 |
| 87 | Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit | 57% | $28,516 | $56,807 |
| 88 | Pima Medical Institute-El Paso El Paso, TX · Private for-profit | 57% | $23,412 | $38,673 |
| 89 | Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX · Public | 56% | $4,732 | $45,910 |
| 90 | Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant, TX · Public | 56% | $6,706 | $37,870 |
| 91 | Texas State University San Marcos, TX · Public | 55% | $16,805 | $56,906 |
| 92 | West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX · Public | 55% | $19,487 | $50,741 |
| 93 | Milan Institute of Cosmetology-San Antonio Military San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit | 55% | $17,941 | $22,378 |
| 94 | Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX · Public | 55% | $16,404 | $54,211 |
| 95 | Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX · Private for-profit | 55% | $31,288 | $40,648 |
| 96 | Vet Tech Institute of Houston Houston, TX · Private for-profit | 55% | $14,714 | $35,765 |
| 97 | Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Houston, TX · Private nonprofit | 55% | $44,047 | $37,786 |
| 98 | Wade College Dallas, TX · Private for-profit | 54% | $20,778 | $36,657 |
| 99 | The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX · Public | 54% | $13,323 | $57,053 |
| 100 | The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX · Public | 54% | $13,951 | $63,199 |